This statistic shows how aware British adults felt about the UK's electricity sources in 2014. 6 percent of respondents stated they thought renewable energy sources generated the most electricity each year. Over 60 percent stated they believed fossil-fueled stations and nuclear power plants were the main generator of electricity in the UK.
Thinking about the electricity supply in the UK, which of the following do you think is used to generate the most electricity each year?
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ComRes. (September 11, 2014). Thinking about the electricity supply in the UK, which of the following do you think is used to generate the most electricity each year? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/408069/perceived-most-important-electricity-supply-sources-uk/
ComRes. "Thinking about the electricity supply in the UK, which of the following do you think is used to generate the most electricity each year?." Chart. September 11, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/408069/perceived-most-important-electricity-supply-sources-uk/
ComRes. (2014). Thinking about the electricity supply in the UK, which of the following do you think is used to generate the most electricity each year?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/408069/perceived-most-important-electricity-supply-sources-uk/
ComRes. "Thinking about The Electricity Supply in The Uk, Which of The following Do You Think Is Used to Generate The Most Electricity Each Year?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/408069/perceived-most-important-electricity-supply-sources-uk/
ComRes, Thinking about the electricity supply in the UK, which of the following do you think is used to generate the most electricity each year? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/408069/perceived-most-important-electricity-supply-sources-uk/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Thinking about the electricity supply in the UK, which of the following do you think is used to generate the most electricity each year? [Graph], ComRes, September 11, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/408069/perceived-most-important-electricity-supply-sources-uk/